Combined match-holder and automatic lighter



N 1933- w. ROXBURGH El AL COMBINED MATCH HOLDER AND AUTOMATIC LIGHTERFiled Oct. 18; 1932 INVE NT WILLIAM LIVINGSTONE RoxauR SYDNEYBR/MIONEILL,

.BY/y A ATTORNEYS Patented Nov. 28, 1933 COMBINED AUTOMATIC LIGHTERWilliam Livingstone Rb burgfi and swig. Bri'anQNeill, LondonjEn'gland'Application ctober I8, 1932; Serial o. 633,350,.

and in Great Britain February 9, 1932,

This invention relates to combined match-holders and automatic lightersof the kind in which anumber of matches are" arranged so as toproject-andbe readily withdrawn, and in which the actof withdrawing amatch causes'it to be automatically ignited. a

The object of the invention isto provide an improved and simplifieddevice of the above indicated kind. l

The improved combined match-holder and au-' .tomatic lighter accordingto the invention comprises a container of any desired outer form whethercircular or angular having an inclined upper surface adapted to receivea number of matches in a recumbent and sloping position and providedwith serrations or teeth which separate the matches and enable them tobe withdrawn one by one, a recess running transversely to and at or nearthe upper edges of the serrations or teeth and adapted to hold a band ofstriking paper or other material, and a cover or lid adapted to besecured in position upon and to hold the recumbent matches in normalposition with sufficient pressure to cause them to come into contactwith the striking surface onv being withdrawn.

The improved device may be-constructed in a circular, square, or anyother desired form which allows the matches to be placed in thecontainer side by side in a recumbent and slanting position.

A construction of the combined match-holder and automatic lighteraccording to the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing,in which Fig. 1 is a central vertical section showing matches inposition, the view being also partly in perspective; Y

Fig. 2 is a plan of the device one half showing the cover or lid inposition and the other half showing the serrations or teeth in thecontainer as seen when the cover is removed.

Fig. 3 shows in section a specific form of device in which the strikingmaterial is laid upon the recumbent matches. 7

Referring to the'drawing, the container 1 in the example illustrated ismade circular thus giving a dished formation to the inclined plane 2which receives the matches 3. This inclined plane is provided with anumber of radially arranged serrations or teeth 4 which project betweenandseparate the matches 3 thus rendering it easy to withdraw the latterone by one when required.

A circular recess 5 isarranged near the upper edges of the serrations 4and in this recess is inserted a ring 6 the inner part of the surface ofwhich is bevelled ch as shown at 12 so'as to :be-in alignment withtheinclined plane of the-dished container. and to: accommodate therecumbent matches. I'The bevelled ring 6, His coveredzwith anannularstrip of striking paper or the like material 13 whichxmaybe'glued uponthe-top surface of the ring and. which'makes contact with the matchheads and ignites the matcheswhen they are withdrawn- In: additionto-therserrations.

or teeth 4 effectively separating the matches they also prevent theignition of one match from caus- H ingthe ignition of the adjacentmatches.

The cover or lid 7 consists of a plai disc having I a dishedform'correspondin'g to the inclined upper surface 20f the container 1.This dished form 10 Q of the cover orlid 7 mayconveniently be utilizedas an ashtray. s v f i The cover '7 is secured'in position by means of abayonet bolt 8 having one or more projections. 9

on its lower end which pass through a correspond- 1 ingly grooved hole14 in the central part of the container 1. In the device shown the bolt8 is provided with a head 15 in the form of a cigarette holder which issecured to the bolt by means of a cotter pin 16. The cover -'7 isadjusted'in po'sifso tion by inserting the bolt 8 in the hole 14 andgiving the bolt a quarterorslight fraction of a turn, thusautomatically. providing sufficient pressure upon the matches 3 toensure that'when they are withdrawn they come into frictional con- 5,tact with the striking paper 13. For this purpose an inward bulge 10 ofspecial formation is provided upon the underside of the cover '7immediately opposite the recess 5 containing the ring of strikingpaper'13 so that the head of a match 290 on coming opposite the strikingpaper is forced with an additional pressure; against the latter fwhereby the match is ignitedwith certainty. The ring 6 is yieldinglysupported upon small cushion pads 11 (Fig. 1) which are equallyspacedaround 295 and in the circular recess 5, to enable the ring 6 toyield somewhat on being engaged by the match headsQ' I.

In a simplified construction the ring 6 and cushion pads 11 aredispensed with, the recess'5 is merely cut through the radialserrationsor teeth 4, and. a ring of striking paper 13a. corresponding in 'itsdimensions to the recess 5 is laid loosely over the matches within theupper part' of the said recess. In this form sufficient resiliencybetween the cover or lid and the matches can be obtained byprovidingalight compression spring between the head of the bolt and thecover or lid 7. I r

, Patent is:---

1 What we claim and desire to secure by Letters 1. A combinedmatch-holder and automatic striker comprising in combination a circularcontainer, a dished surface therein for the reception of a layerjofmatches, radial serrations symmetrically arranged upon said dishedsurface dividing each matchfrom the adjacent match'of' the layer, anannular groove running transversely to and through the said serrations,a ring of striking material arranged inlthe groove beneath the recumbentmatches in the container, cushionpads spaced from one another in thesaid groove re-,.

siliently supporting the ring of striking, material,

acircular cover for the container and means for securing the cover inposition. v

2. A combined'match-holder and automatic striker comprising incombination a container, a

' I outer edge, a set of projections upon said sloping.

tainer, and means for surface therein for the reception of the matchessloping from its inner edge upwards towards its striker comprisingincombination a container,a

surface therein for the reception of the matches sloping from its inneredge upwards towards its' outer edge, a set of projections upon saidsloping surface dividing each match from the adjacent match, a grooverunning, transversely to and through the said projections, strikingmaterial arranged in the groove above the recumbent -matches in thecontainer, 21, cover for the container, a thickened part of the coveropposite to the groove in the container adapted when in the closed;positionto press the striking material against the upper sides of thematches, and means for securing the cover in position.

l. A combined match-holder and automatic striker comprising incombination a circular container, a dishedsurface therein for thereception of a layer of matches, radial serrations symmetricallyarranged upon said dished surface dividing each match from the adjacentmatch of the layer, an annular groove running transversely to andthrough the said serrations, a-ring of striking material arranged in thegroove so as to contact with the heads of the matches on the latterbeing Withdrawn, a circular cover for the container and a centrallyarranged bolt securing the cover in position.

WILLIAM LIVINGSTONE ROXBURGH. SYDNEY BRIAN ONEILL.

